Itty Bitty – Carnival Photo Cut-Out!

This carnival photo cut-out will make it’s debut at today’s Itty Bitty Launch Party! (That’s Cece, of course.)

Itty Bitty happenings…

This is cool … the illustrated interview that Cece did with BookPage is now online. It’s worth a look if you haven’t had a chance to see the print version. (Guess what? I’m in it! Yep, Cece drew a little picture of me in there!)
A nice review from Kids’ Book Corner! (They liked Bee-Wigged, too!)
And kind words from Becky [...]

PubWeekly digs Itty bitty!

Cece’s newest book Itty Bitty got a great review from Publishers Weekly to go with the nice Kirkus review a little while back. Yeeha!
[A] sweet and silly picture book that introduces a sunny pup of small size but big personality.
and
[H]is pinpoint eyes, gentle smile and frequent exclamations of delight (”Satisfactory!”) give him lots of warmth.
You [...]

Itty Bitty Read Poster

Get the scoop on Itty Bitty over at Amazon or Powells or BN.com.

Itty Bitty’s biggest fan!

Cece got a box full of Itty Bitty books the other day — stores should get them in another week or two — and Sue Bee couldn’t wait to pose with the book…

Serious Cece Bell fans will recognize Sue Bee from the Monday Shirt video  which Cece made for a Scott Brookman song.

YipYipYip! Good reviews for Jerry Bee & Itty Bitty

I like Jerry Bee. Hopefully, you like Jerry Bee, And School Library Journal likes Jerry Bee, too!
Here’s an excerpt from their review of Bee-Wigged:
Engaging, digitally combined ink and acrylic illustrations in bold colors with black outlines highlight this funny and ultimately cheerful tale of acceptance.

Meanwhile, Kirkus is already digging Itty Bitty!
Children will do the [...]

Jerry Bee fan art…

Cece received some wonderful fan art following a recent school visit. Lots of great drawings of Sock Monkey and even a couple of Cece herself! Here’s a great Jerry Bee from Jaymari!

What’s going on around here…

Cece has been busy lately trying to prepare several new manuscripts for her super new agent. It’s great stuff, but I’m totally not allowed to tell you about it.
But here are a few things I am allowed to tell you:
It’s almost Itty Bitty time! And we’re mighty happy to announce that Itty Bitty (and Cece) are [...]

Happy Easter from Sock Monkey, Cece and Tom

Sock Monkey 101

What with “sock monkey” being a red hot search term these days, I thought I’d reprint the Sock Monkey 101 post from my own blog over here…
What is the difference between a sock monkey and Sock Monkey?

This is a sock monkey. Cece did not invent it. No one knows who made the first sock monkey. It [...]